[nylug-talk] Connecting to an MS mail server

[Michael B Allen]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:57:15 -0500
sixtyfourbeets <sixtyfourbeets at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I was initially setting up my mail box I had tried IMAP/POP using
> the same configuration
> the other guys had.  I wasn't not getting any success, however the
> other guys are connecting using IMAP/POP.
> Is it possible the admins left the other guys connecting to IMAP/POP
> and being that I'm new they disabled
> it for me?

Doubt it. The best way to figure out what's going on is to get a packet
capture. In my experience it usually has to do with some setting like
a port or TLS vs STARTTLS or the IMAP client's inability to handle a
referral (e.g. you have to use the specific server your mailbox resides
on). Linux IMAP clients are designed occomidating a wide variety of
servers and server configs so they have lots of things you need to set
right whereas MS clients are tuned to MS servers.

Mike

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